Adrian Barber
Adrian Barber (13 November 1938 – 8 August 2020)[1] was an English musician and producer most noted for recording the Beatles Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962,[2][3] producing the Allman Brothers Band's self-titled debut album,[4] along with the Velvet Underground's album Loaded.
Musician and electronics
[edit | edit source]Barber was the lead guitarist in Liverpool's quartet "Cass and the Casanovas" (led by Brian "Cass" Cassar) and its subsequent Big Three.[5][6] Also an electronic wizard, he was responsible for upgrading the group amps (called "coffins") but also upgrading other Liverpudlian's gear. This included Paul McCartney's quad amp.[7][8] He left the Big Three in mid-1962, when the band planned to be a quartet. Barber played drums on The Velvet Underground's 1970 song "Who Loves the Sun".
Sound stage manager
[edit | edit source]In 1962, due to his knowledge in the electronic field, Barber was hired by Horst Fascher to improve the Star-Club's Sound system. In late December 1962, he recorded bands performing and some of his tapes were released as Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962.
Producer and sound engineer
[edit | edit source]In the late 1960s, Barber became a recording engineer/producer for Atlantic Records, for instance on
- 1969 Cream - Goodbye[9]
- 1969 The Allman Brothers Band[9][10]
- 1967 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You[4]
- 1968 Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now[4]
- 1969 Velvet Underground - Loaded (also drumming on 2 tracks)
- 1969 The Rascals - Freedom Suite
- 1969 The Rascals - See
- 1968 Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around[4]
- 1969 Bee Gees - Odessa[4]
- 1969 Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul[4]
- 1971 Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Greatest Hits[4]
- 1973 Aerosmith - Aerosmith[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]He died from COVID-19, spending the rest of his life on the island of Hawaii.[1]
References
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- ^ Everett, p. 137
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- ^ Everett, p. 167
- ^ Curley, Mallory (2005), Beatle Pete, Time Traveller (Randy Press)
- ^ Everett, p. 378
- ^ Babiuk, Andy, Beatles Gear
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Further reading
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